Assessment

 

Example of rubric shared by John Marwick:

Year 4 Rubric: Four Operations

 

Uses effective written methods to add and subtract whole numbers

Uses effective mental methods to add and subtract whole numbers

Uses effective written methods to multiply and divide whole numbers

Uses effective mental methods to multiply and divide whole numbers

Developing (Phase 2)

Addition:

-to use materials to add two digit number with re-grouping/carrying showing their recording.

 

-describes written strategies for adding two digit numbers.

 

-to solve word problems using two digit addition.

 

-to use effective strategies to estimate.

 

Subtraction:

-to use materials to subtract two digit number with re-grouping/borrowing showing their recording.

 

-describes written strategies for subtracting two digit numbers.

 

-to solve word problems using two digit subtraction.

 

-to use effective strategies to estimate. 

-recalls basic number facts to twenty quickly and accurately.

 

-most answers are correct to two-digit by one-digit addition and subtraction.

 

-uses counting on and counting back as strategies for addition and subtraction.

 

-applies knowledge of the ‘make ten’ strategy to solve basic problems.

 

-explain the strategy used.

Multiplication:

-demonstrates repeated addition

 

-recognizes and uses the symbol and the vocabulary.

 

-Can explain the relationship between addition and multiplication.

 

-explains the relationships between the table facts.

 

-recalls table facts for 2, 5 and 10s.

 

-knows the commutative rules of multiplication.

 

Division:

 

-explains the relationship between division and subtraction.

 

-explains the inverse relationship between multiplication and division.

 

-can recognize the symbol and vocabulary.

 

-divides two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers with no remainders.

 

 

-recalls multiplication facts for 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

 

-recalls division facts for 2, 5 and 10 times tables.

 

Strategies

 

Solve five times tables by doubling and halving

 

Repeated addition.

 

 

Uses effective written methods to add and subtract whole numbers

Uses effective mental methods to add and subtract whole numbers

Uses effective written methods to multiply and divide whole numbers

Uses effective mental methods to multiply and divide whole numbers

Meets Expectations (Phase 3)

Addition:

- to use materials to add three digit number with re-grouping/carrying showing their recording.

 

-describe written strategies for adding three-digit numbers.

 

-to solve word problems.

 

-to use effective strategies to estimate.

 

Subtraction:

-to use materials to subtract three digit number with re-grouping/borrowing showing their recording.

 

-describes written strategies for subtracting three-digit numbers.

 

-to solve word problems.

 

-to use effective strategies to estimate. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-recalls basics facts to twenty quickly and accurately.

 

-applies basic fact knowledge to numbers to thousands.

 

-uses and knows special combinations of numbers. Eg. 15 + 15 =30, 25 +75=100, 100-35=65.

 

-uses arrange of strategies to add and subtract 2 digit by 2 digit numbers

 

-Chooses from a range of strategies Eg

-       Tidy numbers

-       Place value partitioning

 

-explain their strategies

 

 

Multiplication:

- Can explain the relationship between addition and multiplication.

 

-explains the relationships between the table facts.

 

-Memorizes, practices and recalls times tables to 10 x 10

 

-Multiples by 10 and 100 (place value)

 

-Use factors and multiples of numbers.

 

-Multiply 2, 3, and 4 digit numbers by 1 digit.

 

Division:

-explains the relationship between division and subtraction.

 

-explains the inverse relationship between multiplication and division.

 

Divides 4 digit numbers with divisors of 10,100,1000.

-Memorizes, practices, and recalls multiplication facts to 100.

 

Strategies

Deriving from known facts

Eg 6x7 is 6x6 + 7

 

- Memorizes, practices, and recalls division facts to 100.

 

-Multiplies 2 digit by 1 digit numbers (most answers correct)

Strategies

 

Place Value Partitioning

Eg 5x18 is 5 x10 +5x8

 

Doubling and Halving

Eg 5x18 is 10x9

 

- Divides 4 digit numbers with divisors of 10,100,1000.

 

 

-explain strategies used.

 

Uses effective written methods to add and subtract whole numbers

Uses effective mental methods to add and subtract whole numbers

Uses effective written methods to multiply and divide whole numbers

Uses effective mental methods to multiply and divide whole numbers

Exceeds Expectations (Phase 3+)

Addition:

- uses efficient written strategies to add large whole numbers

 

-describe written strategies for adding money.

 

-to solve word problems involving money.

 

-to use effective strategies to estimate using money.

 

Subtraction:

- uses efficient written strategies to subtract large whole numbers

 

-describes written strategies for subtracting money.

 

-to solve word problems involving money.

 

 

 

 

 

-applies basic fact knowledge to numbers to thousands.

 

-uses and knows special combinations of numbers. Eg. 15 + 15 =30, 25 +75=100, 100-35=65.

 

-uses arrange of strategies to add and subtract large numbers

 

-Chooses from a range of strategies Eg

-       Tidy numbers

-       Place value partitioning

 

-explain and adapt known strategies.

 

 

Multiplication:

- Can explain the relationship between addition and multiplication.

 

-explains the relationships between the table facts.

 

-Memorizes, practices and recalls times tables to 10 x 10

 

-Multiples by 10 and 100 (place value)

 

-Use factors and multiples of numbers.

 

-Multiply 2 digit by 2 digit numbers

 

-explain the use of 0 as a place holder when multiplying 2digits X 2digit.

 

 

Division:

-explains the relationship between division and subtraction.

 

-explains the inverse relationship between multiplication and division.

 

Divides 4 digit numbers with divisors of 10,100,1000.

 

-divides three-digit by one-digit numbers with remainders.

 

 

-Memorizes, practices, and recalls multiplication facts to 100.

- Memorizes, practices, and recalls division facts to 100.

-Multiplies 2 digit by 1 digit numbers accurately

 

Strategies

Place Value Partitioning

Eg 5x18 is 5 x10 +5x8    

 

Doubling and Halving

Eg 5x18 is 10x9

 

Deriving from Known Facts

Eg 5x18 is 5x20 – (5x2)

     5x8=40 then 5x16=80

 

- Divides 4 digit numbers with divisors of 10,100,1000.

 

-Divide two-digit by one digit with remainders.

 

Strategies

Halving

Eg 68÷2 is 60÷2 + 8÷2

 

-explain strategies used.